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Teri Lester
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Smashwords book reviews by Teri Lester
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Dust to Dust
on June 30, 2012
I like both Ashes to Ashes and Dust to Dust. It's a lot of fun because the books take place in the 1980s, making it almost a period piece. No cell phones, no internet - so if you want info, you have to go to a place and look at a piece of paper - it all adds to the suspense and the plot. I am married to a Brit, and I'm pretty neurotic while he's quite well-adjusted, so all the culture-clash (both in country and family experience) is very rich and enjoyable. These are a great mix of mystery, romance and ghostie things.
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Ashes to Ashes
on June 30, 2012
I loved this book! Very engaging characters, even the sullen teenagers. Tight plot, lots of twists and suspense and excitement, and a sweet romance.
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Garden of Thorns
on June 30, 2012
Tight plotting, suspense, romance, history and a healthy dose of humor as well. I stayed up way late to finish this. As a bonus I'm learning a lot about archeology from Ms. Carl, along with all the romance and suspense and stuff. Her books have so many levels and layers that they will stand up to several re-readings.
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Time Enough to Die
on June 30, 2012
Along with the mystery, archeology, suspense and gorgeous scenery, a nice exploration of a mature romantic relationship intertwined with the more youthful characters' escapades.
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Jeremy the Germ, Planetary Crime Fighter
on Nov. 29, 2012
The book gets four stars for plot and two stars for character development. Everyone other than Jeremy and PO Salter might just as well be cardboard. Also, please do not think that if you read this book that you will know what autistic people are like. Jermey doesn't have a "form of autism." Jeremy does have developmental delays, but so do people with Downs, with mental retardation and a hundred other conditions. People do not develop autism as a result of an illness. Autism is present from birth and it is a difference in brain structure. If it's not present from birth, it's not autism. If he could speak till he was 10, and lost his speech because of an illness, that's not autism. Jeremy's rich language-based thinking is not at all consistent with autism. That would be why, in the words of the author, "it appears like autism but we never got a definitive diagnosis." I would like to see the "autism" tag removed. It's inappropriate.
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The Devil Still Has My Lawnmower & Other Tales of the Weird
on Nov. 29, 2012
This would be okay as a young adult book, but too simplistic for my taste.
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Kemamonit
on Nov. 29, 2012
When the disgraced archeologist finds the tomb of the ancient Egyptian sorceress he and his friends go traveling. They explore different places and times, but the author doesn't handle transitions well so the novel seems quite disjointed. This book would be better if the author would take the time to develop the characters and their backgrounds and motivations, rather than just forging ahead excitedly with the cool plots. Unfortunately a lot of the sections seem gimmicky; if they were fleshed out and more subtle this would be a very enjoyable book.
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Time Rocks
on Jan. 05, 2013
I almost put this down several times because the exploits of the girl of the present seemed over-the-top. But about from about the halfway mark to the end it was very engrossing. I love the British vernacular, but I do wish that there weren't so many missing words and totally wrong words: "The young man on the horse galloped passed us." "The rider dismounted and handed the reins to a tall young man dressed shorts, a beach vest and flip flops." "Jack and me will provide technical support and muscle." If you don't see anything wrong with these sentences you'll be just fine.
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Fatal Boarding
on Feb. 25, 2013
I read Deep Crossing, the second Adrian Tarn book first, before I found that it was a series. Usually I dislike that, because I don't like knowing some of what's already happened. However, I loved Fatal Boarding anyway. I love books with well-developed characters that you can envision and care about, and ER Mason is really good at this. Adrian Tarn is great character and I really hope to see more books in this series.
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Shadow Unit 2
on Feb. 25, 2013
This is a great series. I highly recommend it. The stories are horrific but the characters are wonderful and very well-developed.